Cane-loading machine



(No Model.) 2 sheets-sheet 2.@ E. W. WILEY, JI. GANE LOADING MAGHINB.

No. 599,754. Patented Mar. 1', 1898;

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EDMUND YV. VILEY, JR., OF LE COMPTE, LOUISIANA.

CANE-Lomme MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters' Patent No. 599,754, 'dated March 1, 189s.

Appunti@ flied August 2, 1897.

To all whom t may con/cern:

Beit known that I, EDMUND W. WILEY, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Le Compte, in the parish of Rapides and State of Louisiana, have invented a new and useful Cane-Loading Machine, of which the following is a specification. v

My invention relates to improvements in cane-loading machines in which there are placed two tracks parallel .to each other and running upward at an angle'that will elevate them about one foot from the base in every three feet of track. The carriage is placed crosswise on the tracks, the tracks being suf- Iiciently wideI to allow the carriage, with its wheels at each end, to rest on them. The carriage is made sufliciently large to enable it to hold a wagon or cart load of cane, which is dumped on it. The carriage is so constructed that it drops its load automatically when it reaches the desired point, the carriage being drawn up the tracks.

The objects ofmy improvements are, iirst, to provide a carriage that will trip itself automatically; second, to construct parallel tracks inclined upward about one foot in three feet to allow carriage to be drawn over a car, carrier, or such other contrivance; third, to provide a drum arranged at the top of the frame to receive the rope with the least possible friction, and, fourth, to provide a counterbalance so arranged that itequally 4balances the carriage andone-half of the load of cane.V Thus while the load is being drawn up the counterbalance-weight is descending until the carriage reaches the point of delivery, when the counterbalance-weight reaches the ground. The drum is then reversed and the counterbalancefweight is drawn up, permitting the empty'carriage to descend to its place of loading; or the machine may be operated by a drum placed where the counterbal-V ance-drum now stands, or may be operated by sheaves and ropes running in any desired direction or distance, or may be operated by any of the methods knownto mechanics. I

. attain these obj ects by mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the machine complete rigged with ropes ready for use. Fig. 2 shows the carriage in perspective, enlarged, with part of the floor re- Serial No. 646,850. (No model.)

`doors open, as it stands the moment it delivers its load. Fig. 7 is a strap used to secure rocker-shaft 'n to bearing w. Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the Wheel used on main track.

Similar letters and figures refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In Fig. l, a is the rope from carriage to hoisting-drum i. B is rope from hoisting-drum t' to counterbalance-drum g, and c c are ropes from minor counterbalance-drumsff to counbalance-weight d. 1 is a car in position to be loaded. d is a long trough lled with earth to the desired weight. e is the counterbalance-drum shaft, which is made of a large stick of timber with a pivot-bearing at both ends. `Then for a short distance inward from both ends the shaft e is rounded, making minor drums f f. Main counterbalance-drum gis made proportionately larger than f f to allow it (g) to wind up the same length of rope B ais the distance the carriage travels while ff are unwinding enough rope c c to reach from highest point to the ground. h is the hoistingdrum shaft-a large piece of timber standing vertically, with pivot-bearings at both ends. t' is the hoisting-drum and is of a size that will draw the carriage up to the place of delivery in any desired number of full revolutions,thus permitting lever j to stop at place of starting after making a trip either way, allowing the team to be reversed on the open side of Vframe in the greatest width of space. k k are the main tracks, on which the carriage runs. Z Z are the intermediate tracks, on which trip-Wheels m m run, as shown in Figs. 2,3, 5, and G. Y

' Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 show the carriage-lioor in its normal position closed.

Fig. 5 shows how rear Iioor n is supported by trip-wheels m m and how front floor o is supported by interlapping pieces' resting von subfloor p. Fig. 5 also shows a lever arrangement q, which closes the front door o IOO automatically after the load has been discharged.

In Fig. C the carriage is seen just after the load is discharged, showing how the tripwheels mm have run over the end of intermediate tracks l Z, allowing rear floor n to gradually open, thus allowing the end ofthe front floor o to slide down on subfloor p until the rear door yn opens su fiiciently wide to permit front door o to swing open and discharge the load. At this instant the gravity of the carriage acts on lever q and draws the front floor o back to its normal position. rI`he carriage is now allowed to descend and at once begins to close the rear door a by trip-wheel arms o' r'sliding on the end of intermediate tracks Z l until trip-wheels m m reach the top of tracks Z Z, when the carriage is closed, and on completing its descent it is again ready to be loaded.

In Fig. 2, S is a stretcher connecting rope d to shut levers q q. t are pieces, one on each side of the framework, to bolt the floor to. u u are the rocker-shafts, with pivotbearings to turn when the carriage opens,that support the floors, the floors being spiked to them. U is a piece of timber to support subfloor p. ce w w w are pieces of timber that support rocker-shafts u u and bear on trussbeams c a5, which are bolted under the main frame and reinforced by hog-chains U, Fig. 4. .2' e' are boards which form ilanges to keep cane from falling off sidcwise.

That I claim for my invention isl. The herein-described means of transferring cane from wagons and carts to cars, carriers or platforms, consisting of a carriage running on inclined tracks, provided with a floor composed of two interlapping trap-doors and provided with automatic trip and automatic shut mechanism as substantially set forth.

2. The automatic trip of the carriage-Hoor consisting of trip-wheel m, running on a terminal intermediate track, supporting rear floor n, and therewith the front fioor o, al1 as substantially described.

EDMUND W. WILEY, JR.

IVitnesscs:

Jonas WOLF, LEON WEINBERG. 

